The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-02-04
AN AWFUL CRIME CONFESSED.
The Latest Trunk Mystery Cleared Up by
the Confession of Edward Unger - He
Says He Killed Bohie in q Fit of Anger
=Hotx He Ilisnnsad ,ff The BODY.

The Latest Trunk Mystery Cleared Up by
the Confession of Edward Unger - lie
Says He Killed Bohie in Fit of Anger
How He Disposed of the Body.
New YoRK, Jan. 31.-Edward Unger,
who is charged with the murder Of August
Bohle, Of % Ridge street, and afterward
shipping the man gled remains in a trunk
to Baltimore, has made full confession OF
the horrible tragedy to Inspector Byrnes.
After returning to the Tombs police
court Saturday afternoon Unger APP
peared very nervous On reaching
headquarters the prisoner was taken
to his cell and locked up. At
six o'clock in the evening Unger was taken
from his cell and shown the trunk IN which
the remains of his victim had been packed
The accused man shuddered at the sight Of
the trunk and turned away. The saw, ham,
mer and knife were then shown him. The
sight of the weapons with which the crime
had been committed was too much for the
wretched assassin, who almost fell to the
floor with fright. The prisoner was then
led back to his cell again, but before being
locked up Inspector Byrr.es told aim that
when he was ready TO tell the truth TO let him
know. About niue O'clock CHger called the
turnkey and requested an interview with the
Inspector. The prisoner was taken from
his cell to the inspectors private office,
where he said he was ready to tell the
whole truth. Unger then, in the presence
of Inspector Byrnes and several witnesses
made the following statement of his cfifne:
81 live at % Ridge street. have known Au-
gust Bohle since November 1885. first met
him in my lager beer saloon in Eldridge street,
where he called upon me about an advertise
ment had put in the paper for partner, but
we could not agree about the price, and I sold
the place out and he soon after came to live
with me in Ridge street. The agreement was
that he should pay half the rent and one
third the household expenses. After supper
on the night of Thursday, January &c,
Bohle and myself were alone talking
about different matters. He was sitting on the
sofa and was in the act OF poSing the fire. He
was very profane, and called me some very hard
names told him to stop, and put my hand up
to turn his head away. He struck me. sprang
at him and attempted TO strike him with the
poker We then grappled and he picked up
knife and attempted 10 stab me. ran into the
bedroom and picked up hammer from off
chest. He made another stroke at me with
the knife, and 1 received a Slight cut on
the hand. then struck him with the hammer
and he staggered. struck him again. and the
head of the hammer entered deep into his skull
up to the handle-and he fell dead on the
sofa. This was about ten o'clock. expected
my son home, and in order to conceal the re-
mains of the dead man took the body from the
sofa and laid it on the floor. 1 then took the
cot upon which Bohle used to sleep and placed
it over the body and covered it up with the bed
clothes. When my son came home told him
that Bohle had gone out. Shortly afterward
we went to bed in the same room with the dead
man.
son the following morning. after my son had
gone to work, went to Grand street, bought
saw for ninety cents and two yards of rubber.
Before returning to the house 1 took several
drinks of whisky On reaching home spread
the rubber on the floor and put the body on top
of it. then started to cut the body up with
the saw. first severed the head from the
body, wrapped it up in paper and laid 1t aside.
I then cut both legs of, and think, the left
arm, and finding the legs too long to put
in the trunk I cut both feet off and
placed them in the trunk. I then placed the
body on top of the legs and the arms on top of
the body. I wiped up the blood with some
clothing OF the deceased and some paper, put
them in the trunk, and tied the trunk up 1
then left the house and went to the Grand
street ferry, carrying the head with me. l
/ boarded a Williamsburg boat and, when in
| mid-stream, threw the head into the river.
L then went to the residence of Henry
Siegel, 205 Throop street, Brooklyn, but
on finding that he was not well, I
told his wife that Bohle had gone to Chicago.
I returned home and on the following day
shipped the trunk to Henry Bense, 395 Kent
avenue, Brooklyn. On the same day trans
ferred the trunk by Westeott's Express to this
city, having pasted the following address upon
it: John A. Wilson, Baltimore Nd. To be
! called for The trunk was brought to the city
and transferred by Adams Express to Balti-
more.
81 did not mean to kill Bohle He was a
very quarrelsome man, and believed my life
to be in danger when he struck me. took the
| method did of disposing of the body because
wanted to save myself and family from dis
grace
Unger identified the trunk and the
bloody clothing brought from Baltimore.
The coroner's inquest in the matter will be
held Tuesday.